Pharmaceutical Ingredients: made to build trust

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Starch-based ingredients, precisely specified for pharma-grade formulations

Three forces are reshaping the pharmaceutical market simultaneously, and none of them are letting up. Tighter regulation, full transparency and rising performance expectations now apply to every ingredient in the formula and the final product alike. Clean-label, high-purity inputs have moved from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, especially where stability, precise dosing and improved bioavailability are on the line. Sustainability and supply-chain traceability pile on further pressure, pushing suppliers to match technical functionality with documented compliance or step aside.

What does that shift actually demand from manufacturers? Start with the basics: GMP-grade expectations, tight purity and particle-specification windows, predictable process behavior through granulation and tableting. Then layer in the formulation demands — consistent dissolution, moisture control, taste-masking for oral formats. Then add the commercial reality: scalability, documented provenance and a regulatory dossier that holds up under scrutiny. The path from lab to commercial output is only smooth when technical data and flexible supply move in step.

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How we support pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulation

Are you looking for ingredient solutions that speed development and scale reliably? AGRANA’s pharma portfolio brings you pharmaceutical-grade starches – each with documented sources and quality. The result? Formulators spend less time troubleshooting ingredient behavior and more time refining release profiles and regulatory dossiers.

Starch Products

From native and pregelatinized grades to modified and clean-label options, our pharma-grade starch ingredients serve as binders, carriers and tablet fillers. Available in controlled particle distributions and documented grades, they support tableting, coating and controlled-release formulations – from nutraceutical supplements to pharmaceutical dosage forms like pills, gums, jellies or dragées.

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Clean Label Starches

Engineered for formulators who need minimal modification and predictable functionality, these clean-label grades provide consistent viscosity and hydration behavior. They support tablet cohesion and chewable formats while simplifying regulatory dossiers with clear raw-material origins and processing documentation.

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Native Starches

Native starches bring straightforward functionality as filler and carrier for tablets, pills and dragées. They deliver consistent gelatinization and binder properties — ideal where minimal processing and clear origin documentation matter for regulatory and quality systems.

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Pregelatinized Starches

Pregelatinized starches are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry as multifunctional excipients due to their robust performance in dry and wet processes. One of the primary uses is as a binder in high-speed tablet production, as well as a disintegrant, filler or in direct compression.

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Maltodextrins

A single DE-value shift can change dissolution, mouthfeel and shelf life. Maltodextrins give formulators that control — delivering neutral taste, dependable solubility and predictable flowability as carriers and bulking agents in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical powders, syrups and dry blends.

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Modified Starches

Modified starches provide tailored functionality — from thin-boiling binders to cook-up performance — for complex formulations. They support granulation, improved tablet hardness and controlled disintegration, with documented specifications for particle size and moisture that manufacturers rely on.

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Sugars & Sweeteners

Syrups and crystalline sugars cover a range of ingredient uses — from humectancy and binder function to taste management in oral dosage and nutraceuticals.

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Liquid Starch Sweeteners

Liquid starch sweeteners combine sweetness with carrier properties that support suspension and mouthfeel in pharmaceutical hard caramels, gums & jellies.

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Dextrose

Dextrose is used in pharmaceutical applications where defined particle characteristics and consistent processing behavior matter. Depending on the formulation, it contributes sweetness, acts as a filler and binder in tableting, and supports the desired product properties.

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Glucose Syrup

Glucose syrups are used in pharmaceutical applications where controlled sweetness, body, and stability are required. Depending on the DE value, they influence viscosity, prevent crystallization, and support the texture and shelf life of the finished product.

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Pharma expertise from formulation to commercial scale

AGRANA's Pharma team brings formulation insight and regulatory know-how to every stage of product development — from pilot batches to commercial production.

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